Curtain-fixture



(No Model.)

' W B. NO-YES.

CURTAIN FIXTURE. No. 297,709. Patented Apr..29, 1884.

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I UNITED ST TES PAT NT OFFICE.

WALTER B. NOYES, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 297,709, dated April 29, 1884.

Application filed February 23, 1884. (No model.) I I To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER B. NoYEs, of Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ourtain-Fixtures;- and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain'new and useful improvements in the construction of curtain-fixtures; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction of the spindle and pawl bearing disk, and in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and various combinations of the parts, all as more fully hereinafter set forth.

Figure l is a perspective view of the spring end of a curtain-roller in detail. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the same. Fig; 3 shows a wooden spindle with a metallic cap.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents the hollow end of a spring curtain-roller such as are in common use: provided with the springspindle B and spring 0. This spindle B is made either of wood or metal, and hence a slight change in the construction must be provided for in order to adapt my invention to either style. Where this spindle is of metal, it is provided with a threaded spur, a, upon its outer end, at the base of which-is formed a smooth bearing, b, upon which the box or head'plate D rotates with the roller A, such rotation being compelled by the spurs c, which engage with or are driven into the end of the roller. Upon the rear face of the box Dis formed a hollow boss, d, which is designed to enter the spring-hole of the roller, giving greater rigidity to the parts, and preventingthe crushing of the roller when the ferrule is put on, or in tacking on a curtain.

E is the pawl-disk, which is placed over the threaded spur a, and has pivotally secured to it the pawls or dogs h, which engage in the operation of the device with one of the openings or slots, i, formed in the wall of the box D.

F is the outer or flattened end of the spin- I the box and the end of the roller, and should be provided with holes 7a to come coincident with the slots in the box D.

WVhere a wooden. spring-spindle is used, I secure upon its end a metallic cap, H, Fig. 3, which is provided with the screw-stud a, the parts then being secured together, as before.

In this construction I am enabled to use a larger disk-plate for the pawls than in any of the constructions now in use, and I am consequently able to pivot the pawls nearer the periphery of the roller, getting a more positive action of the parts.

What I claim as my invention is-- 1. In a spring curtain-fixture, the spindle B,,constrncted in two sections, between the engaging ends of which the box and pawl-disk are secured, substantially as described.

2. In a springcurtain-fixture, the combination of the spring-spindle B, cap H, and flattened spindle-section F with the box D and pawl-disk E, substantially as set forth.

3. In a spring curtain-fixture, the combination of the spring-spindle B and-means, substantially as described, for securing thereto' the flattened. end section, F, with the disk and box D, provided with the hollow boss d, substantially as described.

4. The-combination, in a spring curtain-fixture, of the roller A, spring-spindle B, spring 0, spindle F H, box D, pawl-disk E, and fer-- rule G, when constructed, arranged, and op-- erating substantially in the manner and for th purposes set forth.

- WALTER B. NOYES. Witnesses:

HQS. SPRAGUE, J. PAUL MAYER. 

